or priestly family,55 walks before him in the sense that it is under his scrutiny and supervision.56 Messiah’s house is the New Testament royal priesthood (1 Pet 2:9). 2:36 Members of the old priesthood (the family of Aaron) would submit to the authority of the Faithful Priest. The Aaronic priests would come and bow down before him. They would be dependent on him for sustenance (piece of silver and a crust of bread). In their greed, Eli’s sons had an abundance of food because they defrauded both